D-Wave Systems Inc. raised another 29 million Canadian dollars ($23 million) for its quantum computer, a machine that radically changes the way computing works and promises to solve far larger and more complex problems than what conventional computers can handle today. Read More »

Aiming to create an army of easy-to-train, affordable robots, Rethink Robotics Inc. has captured $26.6 million in growth funding from GE Ventures, Goldman Sachs and other investors who are confident the Boston-based startup is ready to expand world-wide. Read More »

Square Inc. Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar has joined the board at New Relic Inc. as the application performance management company continues on its path toward a potential IPO.

Ms. Friar covered enterprise software as a managing director for Goldman Sachs and was a senior vice president for finance and strategy at Salesforce.com Inc. before joining Square, a mobile payments company, in 2012.

New Relic Founder and Chief Executive Lew Cirne said he expects to learn a lot from Ms. Friar. Read More »

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